The Good Son

Released Date
September 24, 1993
Distributor
Twentieth Century Fox
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$44,789,789 + $15,823,219 = $60,613,008
44
Macaulay Culkin

as Henry Evans

43
Elijah Wood

as Mark Evans

35
Rory Culkin

as Richard Evans

72
Daniel Hugh Kelly

as Wallace Evans

71
David Morse

as Jack Evans

68
Wendy Crewson

as Susan Evans

1930-2013
Jacqueline Brookes

as Alice Davenport

About The Good Son

A young boy stays with his aunt and uncle and becomes friends with his cousin, a boy of the same age who shows increasing signs of violent and psychopathic behavior.

About

A young boy is forced to live with extended family after the death of his mother. The boy becomes friends with his cousin, but quickly realizes his cousin has a twisted mind. The film was directed by Joseph Ruben.

Trivia

The film's screenplay was penned by English novelist Ian McEwan. One journalist described the film as "a mix between Home Alone and Misery."